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Re: [RC] Towing Vehicle - Rae CallawayI pulled a 2 horse BP trailer with a Chevy 1500 for a while. It was perfectly fine for short trips, but when I started hauling to endurance rides that were 5-6 hours away, it started having issues. It would always start out with small things cutting out, then the A/C. The first few times, we didn't think too much of it, just something else to fix, but the strain that pulling that trailer was putting on my truck was cumulative. Dawn & I have a great story of how it finally kicked the bucket in Uvalde, Tx at the Montel Cliffhanger ride, leaving her stuck in camp with the horses and me stuck in town with a dead truck and a dead hearing aid. No cell service either, so I couldn't let her know I wasn't coming back to get her & the horses!
Your truck may do fine for a while, but the stress will build up and hopefully someday it won't kill your truck at a bad time.
Rae
From: Michelle Aquilino <michelle.antoinette@xxxxxxxxx> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 10:07:55 AM Subject: Re: [RC] Towing Vehicle I've read a couple mentions against the F-150, which is the vehicle I tow with. Are you saying it's not even ok with just a 2-horse bumper pull? My trailer is about 3000 lbs empty, and I have yet to put two horses in it. I'd love to have bigger truck, and I'm sure it would provide a lot more security, but there's just no way I could afford to keep two vehicles for towing and commuting separate... I do drive incredibly cautiously though when I'm towing, so hopefully luck will continue following me :-/ -- "Don't breed or buy while shelter animals die"
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